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RUSSIAN MAY DAY
EXPECTED DEMONSTRATIONS DID
NOT OCCUR LAST SUNDAY.
Order Reigned Generally Throughout
Entire Extent of Russia—Strong
Forces of Troops on Guard—So
cialists Trying to Create New
Strikes, but Workmen Disinclined.
St. Petersburg, May 16. —The wide
ly heralded May day demonstrations
In St. Petersburg were a complete
fiasco, and reports from Moscow and
the provinces indicate that, order
reigned on Bunds? generally through
out the entire extent of Russia. Minor
disorders are reported at Hevai,
Kishineff and one or two other places,
but up to midnight no reports of seri
ous tumults or loss of life have been
received, and the attempt of the social
democrats and social revolutionists to
signalize May day by great antigov
ernment demonstrations appears to
have been a thorough failure.
In St. Petersburg the day was pass
ed in almost perfect quiet, and happily
without a drop of blood being shed.
The advertised meetings of the so
cialists were attended chiefly by spec
tators. Governor General Trepofl
handled the situation firmly, but with
a view to avoiding collisions, and
made his dispositions skilfully. Squads
of Cossacks patrolled the streets, re
serves being held out of sight in court
yards, but there was no occasion to
call out any troops.
More or less tension and agitation
were apparent in the streets in the in
dustrial quarters, among workmen
promenading under the eyes Of Cos
sacks with whips in their hands, but
otuerwise the city wore almost a nor
mal appearance. The weather, which
was cold and raw, perhaps acted as a
deterrent of trouble, as Russians dis
like physical discomforts.
At the Peobrajansky cemetery
■workmen engaged in celebrating in
honor of the "January martyrs," as
the victims of "Red Sunday" are popu
larly called, a scanty crowd, largely
composed of curiosity seekers, assem
bled. The Cossacks dispersed the
crowds, the more aggressive of whom
sang the "Marseillaise," as they were
crossing the field. This defiance was
met by a charge of Cossacks, who
used their whips freely, inflicting
many nasty injuries.
Armed Peace at Warsaw.
Warsaw, May 16. —Sunday passed
quietly at. Dodz and in Warsaw.
Strong forces of troops guarded the
Jewish districts throughout the day.
Socialists are reported to be trying
'their utmost to create new strikes,
but the workmen are disinclined to en
gage in such a conflict.
IDAHO FOREST RESERVES.
Washington, D. C, May 17.—Presi
dent Roosevelt has upheld Forester Pin
cot, with respect to that official's ad
minstration of the forestry service in
Idaho. The action of the president will
mean the establishment at an early
date of five new forest reservesin Idaho
and two additions to reserves already
created. It is estimated that these
new reserves will embrace over 10,
--006,000 acres of land, practically ev
ery acre of which is timber land and
of no farming value whatever.
Senator Hey burn, Governor Gooding
and Representative Freuch have op
posed the policy of the government in
establishment of more reserves. Sena
tor Heyburn has been notified by Presi
dent Roosevelt through letter that his
protest has been carefully considered,
but that, after all, conditions in the
satte warrant the establishment of the
reserves contemplated by Forester Pin
chot.
The action of the president is re
garded as a victory for Forester Pin
chot and Senator Dubois, who have
been working hand in hand in this
matter. The senator said that the peo
ple of the state may be against the es
tablishment of any more reserves in
tin- state, but as exigencies demand
ome action on the part of the govern
ment for the protection of Idaho tim
ber, the adminßtration must take re
course in the pol'cy outlined by Fores
ter Pinohot. He called attention to the
faot that Weyerhaeuser alone owns
something like 500,000 acres of the
best timber land in the state.
John Paul Jones' Remains.
Paris. —Exchanges of communica
tions are going on between Paris and
Washington fur the purpose of ar
ranging that the ceremony of remov
ing the body of Paul Jones from its
temporary resting place here to the
American warship which will convey
it to the United States shall take
place on the Fourth of July. The state
department favored the departure of
the body from France on the Fourth
of July, but General Porter advises
tue authorities that it would be more
suitable to have the body arrive in
New York harbor on the American hol
iday.
IRRIGATION DRAWS ATTENTION
Washington and Oregon People Losing
Millions of Dollars.
At last public interest In the state
of Washington in government irriga
tion, which has been too long apath
etic, is becoming stirred. As the facts
sink into the public mind, it is real
ized that the interests of Washington
and Oregon have been woefully neg
lected.
Under the irrigation act, the pro
ceeds from the sales of public lands in
Id western states and territories are
set aside as a government fund for the
reclamation of the arid lands of those
states and territories. That fund now
exceeds $27,000,000 and it is a deplor
able fact that while the states of Ore
non, Washington and North Dakota
contributed in round numbers $12,000,-
UOO of the $27,000,000, not a dollar has
be€O expended on government projects
within these three states!
The state of Washington has con
tributed about 13,000,000, Oregon near
ly |5,000,000, North Dakota about $4,
--000,000, and 49 per cent of the $3,000,
--000 from U.J state has been with
drawn already and applied to irriga
tion projects in other states.
And this notwithstanding expert In
vestigation lias shown that in eastern
Washington alone are 1.800,000 acres
of Irrigable lands which can be put
under ditch. The great Big Bend
project alone would reclaim about
1.000,000 acres. The scheme for im
pounding the headwaters of the Yak
-Ima riTer would reclaim about 450,000
acres more. The impounding of the
waters of the lalouse river in Wash
tucna coulee would reclaim 100,000
acres of the finest soil in all the west.
As much more land can be reclaimed
by diversion of the waters of the Co
lumbia at Priest Rapids. The Okan
ogan country has a meritorious pro
ject of 11,000 acres, and what is call
ed the Kittitas project would reclaim
130,000 acres.
SEIZES GATEWAY TO LEWISTON.
Electric Road Makes Dirt Fly—Blocks
N. P. Plans.
Lewiston, Idaho, May 15. —The
Lewiston & Southern Electric railway
Sunday countered upon the Northern
Pacific by putting 50 men, with teams
and scrapers, to work upon the right
of way three miles south of this city,
at. the mouth of Tammany hollow, the
gateway from Lewiston to the prairie
country. The men are divided into
two crews, one working toward the
city and the other working in the op
posite direction. This force will prob
ably be doubled tomorrow.
This move was wholly unexpected,
even by many citizens who have been
leaders in the subscription campaign,
as it was only last night at midnight
that Colonel Judson Spofford closed
the contract with Naylor & Norlin for
six miles of grading.
The men were at work at 7 o'clock
Sunday morning, and at 8 o'clock
some of the promoters of the project
gathered at the mouth of the gulch
and drank toasts to the success of
the enterprise. Toasts were given by
Colonel Spofford, J. A. Crom, W. H.
Hill and Major George A. Manning,
Snake river water being the beverage
used.
LOAN SHARKS IN BAD WAY.
Governor Deneen of Illinois Signs a
Drastic Measure,
Springfield, 111. —Governor Deneen
has signed the anti-loan shark bill.
The bill provides that no assignment
nf wages or salary shall be valid un
less the assignment is acknowledged
before a justice of the peace and en
tered upon his docket, and a true
copy is served upon the person, firm
or corporation trom whom the wages
or salary is to become due. The as
signment by a married person is in
valid unless acknowledged by the as
signor's wife or husband.
An assignment given as security fur
a loan tainted with usury is absolute
ly void, as is every assignment of
wages to be earned more than six
months after the making of the as
signment. Firms and corporations
threatened wlui suit to enforce an
assignment of wages not properly ex
ecuted can apply to a court of equity
for a perpetual Injunction.
TRY TO KILL CZARS HEIR.
Rumor That Infant Just Escaped Hor-
rible Death.
Paris, May 14.—There was a rumor
on the bourse of an attempt on the
life of the Russian emperor, and ap
parently it was the outgrowth of a
dispatch to the Petit Journal from
!St. Petersburg, saying:
"Soclety is agitated over a mysteri
ous drama which baa occurred at
Tsarkoe-Selo. Here it is alleged that
a nurse was about to put the infant
heir to the Russian throne into a bath
of boiling water when the empress in
tervened in tir.e to save the child."
The ditpatch adds that all the do
mestic servants of the household have
been dismissed. The foregoing is giv
en under reserve.
There are nearly 22,000,000 horses
In European Russia. No other country
tn the world has so many horses as
Russia.
JAPAN VS. FRANCE
TOKIO HAS POSITIVE INFORMA
TION AGAINST FRANCE.
Can Prove Russian Vessels Were Re
peatedly in Kamranh Bay After Of
ficially Reported Leaving—Russians
Received Supplies While There
From Hundreds of Vessels.
Tokio, May 16. —Detailed confirma
tory information concerning Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's use of Indo-
China waters has reached the Jap
anese government from a variety of
sources, both official and private. A
high Japanese official has sketched to
the Associated Press tne important
acts of the Russian fleets since Frence
was moved (o preserve neutrality. He
said:
"The governor general of Indo-
China officially reported that the Rus
sian fleet had entirely departed from
Kamranh bay on April 22, but on
April 23 there still remained in the
bay one cruiser, one torpedo destroyer
and 15 transports of the Russian fleet.
On April 24 the entire Russian fleet
reentered Kamranh bay and rode at
anchor until April 26, when a major
ity of the warships sailed, leaving be
hind four converted cruisers and one
torpedo boat destroyer. These latter
vessels took supplies of coal and pro
visions. On 2G, toward evening,
these vessels stopped and examined
the German steamer Loosek and the
Norwegian steamer Providence, which
passed outside of the bay. On April
27 more than 30 Russian vessels were
anchored at Honkohe, and at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon they stopped and ex
amined the British steamer Stettin,
which was passing.
"According to the French official re
port. Vice Admiral Rojestvensky
promised Admiral de Jonquieres that
he would leave Honkohe May 3. It is
evident, however, that the Russians
were anchored at "Honkohe on May 8.
"The latest telegrams from Indo-
China indicate the presence at Hon
kohe on May x 2 of seven Russian bat
tleships, seven cruisers, two torpedo
boat destroyers and four converted
cruisers.
"Since the appea ance of the Rus
sian fleet in the far eaut Saigon has
become a base for the transportation
of military supplies for Vice Admiral
Rnjestvensky's fleet. The number of
vessels furnishing ; upplies to the Rus
sians is so great that those which
were anchored at Saigon May 5 were
countable by tens."
BOGUS QUEEN IS GONE.
Also $40,000 She Extracted From
Italians in Boston.
Boston.—A woman who claimed to
be Charlotta, wue of Maximilian, form
er emperor of Mexico, and brother of
Francis Joseph, present emperor of
Austria, has, according to the Herald,
loft the city after securing about $40,
--()()0 from members of the Italian col
ony on the pretense that she was a
rightful claimant to the Austrian
throne.
"She is," the Herald says, "being
sought by over 100 residents of the
north end district, who for almost
eight years have been paying her
money to enable her, as they sup
posed, to gain possession of the Aus
trian throre, upon which event tak
ing place she promised that those
who helped her would be made min
isters and nobles and be given vast
• ■states. One woman, the wife of a
prominent Italian, gave her $3000 on
the strength of the promise that she
should be made a duchess. An organ
grinder contributed a few hundred dol
lars, all his savings, with the under
standing that he would be made court
musician. Others contributed tens
and hundreds on similar assurances.
"Mysterious secrets, such as would
overthrow the present Austrian ruler,
were credited to the woman. When
she appeared in Boston eight years
ago it was mysteriously whispered
among the few in the north end
that Charlotta, sister in law of Em
peror Francis Joseph, was in Boston
in disguise, having escaped from
Brussels, where she had for many
years been confined in an asylum.
"Latterly the Italians had become
suspicious and began to hint openly
that Charlotta and her henchmen
were delaying matters. Recent visits
to the throne room disclosed that the
woman had left."
Drop Young Croker Case.
Kansas City.—The police have com
pleted their investigation into the
visit ef Herbert Croker, son of Rich
ard Croker, the ex-Tammany leader,
to an opium den and a number of sa
loons of this city which resulted In
his death on a Santa Fe train near
Newton, Kas., Friday morning, and
unless the relatives of Young Croker
request it, no further action on the
case will be taken by the local police.
PABT WEEK OF THE WAR.
Big Battle Expected Soon on Land
and on Sea.
The event of the week in the Russo-
Japanese war was the junction of the
two divisions of the Baltic squadron.
The division under Admiral Rojest
vensky preceded that under Nebogat
off by several weeks in the cruise to
the Pacific, me two divisions have
now come together, and ... was report
ed during the week, in what seemed
to be reliable authority that two
swift cruisers from Rojestvensky's
division had successfully run the
gauntlet and entered the Russian port
of Vladivostock. If that has been done
it means that the commander of the
Russian ves&els at Vladivostock is
now advised of the plans of Admiral
Rojestvensky, and is, therefore, in a
position to cooperate more intelligent
ly.
Apparently the Russians have fail
ed in their endeavor to lure Admiral
Togo into southern waters and away
from his base of supplies. Togo has
been too wary for Russian strategy,
and has contented himself with a plan
which seemed to comprehend the pro
tection of Japanese ports and mainte
nance of a vigilant patrol, with the
view of intercepting the Russian ships
when they venture north on their way
to Vladivostock. Togo seems deter
mined to force the Russian admiral to
enter hostile waters where the Jap
anese will have the option of attack
ing him at a point remote from
friendly harbors or of conducting an
harrasaing attack by means of mines
and torpedo boats. Opinion has been
freely expressed among European na
val experts tha\ a great sea battle
can not much longer be avoided.
On land there has beer a number
of minor clashes between the Russian
and Japanese outposts and one en
gagement of considerable magnitude,
both sides claiming the victory.
In tne meantime relations between
Japan and France have been danger
ously near the breaking point, Japan
feeling that France has not respected
the neutrality conditions of interna
tional law.
NAN PATTERSON AT HOME.
Chorus Girl's Arrival at Washington
Was Pathetic.
Nan Patterson, accompanied by her
father and Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, arrived in Washington Satur
day morning and upon leaving the
train the party at once proceeded to
the Patterson home on Columbia
heights, a modest two story cottage,
where they arrived in time for break
fast.
When the carriage conveying the
party reached the corner of the street
adjacent to the Patterson residence,
the impatient girl could restrain her
self no langer. She sprang from the
vehicle and ran down the block, stop
ping to hug and kiss her relatives as
she came to them on their way to
meet her. She hesitated only long
enough to give a brief greeting to
each in her hurry to reach home and
mother. She disappeared through the
door after running up the steps, with
outstretched arms and the word
"mother," on her lips. Mrs. Patter
son, who was prostrated by the news
of her daughter's freedom, supported
by the arms of her husband on the
front veranda and with tears of hap
piness in her eyes and a quiver of
emonon in her voice, said:
"My daughter is with me now. All
my children are home; I am so hap
py."
Nan's father said that, although
many flattering offers of engagements
had come to his daughter, none of
them hud been considered, and none
would be for some time. "She will
remain at home and take a good rest;
after that she might take up the ques
tion of the future."
MELINITE MOVES OUTLAW.
Thug's Nerve Wilts When Explosive
Blows Down Walls.
Paris —The siege of the house in the
village of Usseau, department of
Deux Sevres, which an outlaw, heav
ily armed, held in defiance of the au
thorities, was brought to a conclusion
Sunday morning, when a lieutenant of
engineers placed a charge of meli
nite against the wall. The soldiers,
forming a cordon, withdrew to a safe
distance, the bugles were sounded and
the melinite was exploded, destroying
half the building. Then the gen
darmes rushed in, only to find the out
law had, escaped. In the meantime
a commotion among the enormous
crowd assembled near the house had
been occasioned by the outlaw's ap
pearance among them. The prisoner
was formerly a gamekeeper, and is
charged with shooting and wounding
his late employer. During the siege
he wounded four gendarmes.
Botanists look upon the Immortelles
and other flowers of the order Com
positae as fadeless flowers because
they suffer little change in appearance
in drying and may be kept for many
years without much diminution of
beauty. Recently Luther Burbank has
succeeded in adding to the list of fade
less flowers.
AROUND THE WORLD'i
TELEGRAPH SHORT MOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE. *
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week—National, 7
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Admiral Dewey is better.
The strike of the Chicago team
sters is expected to spread rapidly
during this week.
Perim. —In a fight between work
men and the rauule, one person was
killed. The troops restored order.
Colonel W. J. Wilmere, one of the
most prominent figures in distilling
interests in Kentucky, died in St.
Louis recently.
A small tornado struck the resi
dence part of McPherson, Kan., Sat
urday afternoon, demolishing several
small buildings.
Florence, Col.—The heavy roof of
the kiln room of the Portland cement
works caved in Saturday, killing Reu
ben Boyliss, Grove Aiiller and George
Leonard, workmen.
Naples.—The eruption of Mount Ve
suvius is more active. There have
been heavy explosions, and the quan
tity of lava emitted produces a mag
nificent spectacle at night.
Cedar Rapids, la.—E. E. Enyder, the
Olin banker, who disappeared March
last, has been returned to lowa. He
was arrested in St. Louis, charged
with embezzling $125,000.
Daniel Costabie, the Italian who was
arrested while endeavoring to force an
entrance.through a side door of the
White House, was declared to be in
sane and admitted to an asylum.
Rome.—The pope has appointed
Cardinal Satolli, former papal dele
gate to the United States, to be pro
tector of the sisters of charity of the
Incarnate Word at San .Antonio, Tex.
An assignment has been made by
A. C. Wilcox, a private banker, at the
head of A. C. Wilcox & Co., G5 Liberty
street, New York, develops the fact
that the concern had a string of small
banks in New i'ork.
Berkeley, Cal. —Consternation was
among the members of the senior
class when it was announced that 100
or more women and men of that class
had failed to secure the requisite cred
its, thereby making it impossible for
them to graduate.
The removal of the body of John
Paul Jones from the old St. Louis
cemetery in Paris to the United
States, thanks to the efforts of Gen
eral Porter, the United States ambas
sador, has called forth some interest
ing comment in the European press.
Hamburg.—The Russian steamer
Gorgistan, which was brought from
England and refitted here as a repair
ship, has been ordered to proceed im
mediately to Libau. This causes the
belief to obtain here that the Russian
Fourth Pacific squadron is about to
sail for the far east.
St. Petersburg.—Admiral Nazitoff
was shot and killed by an orderly in
his room. The orderly fired three
shots from a revolver at the admiral.
7 tie crime is attributed to the anger
of the murderer at his dismissal from
his duties as orderly and being or
dered to proceed to the front.
Archibald McKeriartly, American
consul at Muscat, Arabia, was mar
ried at St. Marg-aret's church, West
minister, Saturday, to Olive Christian
Mavlery, an East Indian, who has
spent five years working among the
poor of London. The bishop of Lon
don officiated, and Mme. Calve partic
ipated in the choral service.
DEATH DEALING TORNADO.
Kills One Person and Injures Many
More.
Mount Pleasant, Tex., May 14. —A
terrific tornado passed two and a half
miles southeast of here Saturday af
ternoon. One person was killed and
many were injured. The tornado first
struck the earth at a point southwest
of the city and for a few moments it
appeared as if the town would be de
stroyed, but the twisting funnel turn
ed in an almost easterly direction and,
after proceeding a mile, went north
east.. The path of the tornado was
half a mile wide, and the country for
three miles is cleared of every resi
dence, barn and fence.
GET MORE PAY AND GO TO WORK
Strike of 14,000 Agricultural Labor-
ers in Porto Rico Ends.
Washington, May 14. —The strike of
the 14,000 agricultural laborers in Por
to Rico has ended. They have secured
30 per cent increase in wages and a
nine hour day.
In every quarrel the person who has
been the least to blame Is generally
the most ready to be reconciled. —
Bowlder.